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The Book of Abstracts for the 4th Pacific Ocean Pacific Climate Change Conference, joint coordinations between two universities in the region; Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand and the National University of Samoa with SPREP through the Pacific Climate Change Centre (PCCC), on the 20th – 24th May 2024 in Apia, Samoa.

A study by the Pacific Disability Forum (2022) found that climate change is increasing the impacts of pre-existing exclusion for persons with disabilities and creating new risks and negative impacts for persons with disabilities. The report also highlights that early warning information is not always designed or delivered in a way that reaches individuals with disabilities, and particularly those who are deaf, blind or have vision impairment, or intellectual or psychological disability.

A study by the Pacific Disability Forum (2022) found that climate change is increasing the impacts of pre-existing exclusion for persons with disabilities and creating new risks and negative impacts for persons with disabilities. The report also highlights that early warning information is not always designed or delivered in a way that reaches individuals with disabilities, and particularly those who are deaf, blind or have vision impairment, or intellectual or psychological disability.

This briefing paper defines loss and damage based on recent literature and undertakes an analysis of the UNFCCC Financial Mechanism-funded projects for adaptation in the Pacific Islands region to identify the gaps in the UNFCCC Financial Mechanism in funding loss and damage.

The Real-Time Analysis and Influence Stream aims to provide timely exploration of emerging issues and thematic areas across the humanitarian sector and to produce practice papers. Practice papers are concise and high-level analysis pieces intended to inform humanitarian response practices and support decision-making and discussions about future action.

In September, the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) was active and north of the Date Line, and a well-defined South Pacific Convergence Zone (SPCZ) extended east-southeast from PNG to the northern Cook Islands in the southern hemisphere

The Fourth Executive Board Meeting was held in hybrid format from 4 to 6 September 2024.

It is a great honor to address you on this important occasion, the Sev-enth Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC-7). I would like to begin by extending my heartfelt gratitude to the Honorable Minister John Dahmasing Salong and the Government of Vanuatu for hosting this important meeting and for their unwavering support in advancing me-teorological services across the Pacific.

A monthly e-bulletin of activities and assistance from the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme to its member countries.

A monthly e-bulletin of activities and assistance from the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme to its member countries.